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"It's not that I don't want to, but I simply don't have the ability." Zhao Su Niang shook her head helplessly, "You first have to choose a good location to open the shop, and also get shopkeepers and shopkeepers. It seems like the profits are great, but aside from the wages of these people and the rent, I'm afraid you won't be able to earn as much money as me just selling embroidery items in the past month."

Jiang Wan thought about it and felt that it made sense. Doing business was a matter that relied on time and people, and wasn't something that could be opened easily.

When dinner was first served, Jiang Wan found out that Xia Yi had neither won nor lost money.

She gave Xia Yi a meaningful look.

It was easy to lose money in this game, and it wasn't that difficult to win. But to ensure that he didn't lose, he needed some skill.

Seeing that Jiang Wan was sizing her up, Xia Yi said with a flushed face, "Because Madam didn't tell me if I could win, so I'm just thinking about how I can save the money."

"You did well." Jiang Wan covered her lips and smiled, "But next time, if there's a chance, we can still make a small profit."

Xia Yi was slightly stunned for a moment before she replied with a smile, "Yes."

After dinner, Jiang Wan followed Xiao Rui back to the Jin Mansion.

Because Prince Jin and his wife were both far to the northwest, Jiang Wan temporarily didn't need to send her elders to the province of Sunset.

She had already taken a bath. She was wearing a thin, breathless robe. She was lying on the kang right next to the window, letting Lilac and Shay help her by twisting her hair.

There were no lights in the room, only a few dim incense candles on the windowsill. The candles swayed gently with the breeze blowing in from the window, bright and dark, and a sweet smell filled the entire room.

After washing up, Xiao Rui walked in gracefully.

He signaled for Clove and the others to keep quiet, then he quietly took the handkerchief from their hands and signaled for them to step back.

Clove and Xia Yi looked at each other. They had seen the love and kindness of Crown Prince Jin and his wife in the past few days, so they suppressed the laughter in their hearts and left the room.

Jiang Wan's hair was of a very good quality. It was black and bright, and under the dim yellow candlelight, it was even more so as a satin luster.

Xiao Rui caressed her silk-like hair, gently wiping it with her handkerchief, afraid that she would accidentally stroke Jiang Wan's hair.

Although Jiang Wan's eyes were closed, she could feel that the atmosphere in the surroundings had already changed.

She slowly opened her eyes, only to hear Xiao Rui asking nervously: "Did I hurt you?"

Jiang Wan smiled as she shook her head and sat up. Seeing that she and Xiao Rui were the only two people in the room, she curiously asked, "Where are Clove and the rest?"

"Everyone is tired today, so I let them rest." The corner of Xiao Rui's mouth curled up into a smile, his eyes gentle and calm.

Jiang Wan touched her half-dry hair, then carelessly let it hang behind her head. She pulled on Xiao Rui's hand, making him go on the brick bed and talk to her.

"Is there still no news of Jiang Shu?" Jiang Wan asked as she recalled the words that the Jiang clan had said to Jiang Zhu.

Xiao Rui shook her head. They had previously sent people to the palace in secret to find out about Jiang Shu.

"Right now, everyone in the palace is completely silent about what happened that day. All they know is that right now, the holy family of the noble is very strong. If the emperor isn't going to sit in her chambers every day, he's going to invite her to join him. Even Imperial Concubine Cui from the imperial harem doesn't have room to keep her mouth shut …"

"Yi Qing Palace?" Jiang Wan looked at Xiao Rui in surprise.

Yi Qing Palace was the study of all emperors in the Great Liang Kingdom. Unless they had the permission of the emperor, all imperial concubines were forbidden from entering, regardless of their rank. Even Imperial Concubine Cui, who was the head of the imperial harem, could only pay her respects through the carved red door.

As for Jiang Shu, she was merely a noble who had just advanced to the seventh rank. Yet, she was able to enter the Yi Qing Palace to accompany him. This was too unimaginable.

Jiang Wan couldn't help but hold onto Xiao Rui's arm, saying with a worried look, "Your majesty is Dan. Pet. Is it Jiang Shu alone, or is there another Empress who is like this? "

"All these years, His Majesty's temper has become increasingly strange." Xiao Rui said with a frown, "It's getting more and more difficult to understand. Right now, everyone is just following his lead. Not even the censors would dare to say anything."

His Majesty has already entered the prime of her life, Jiang Wan thought.

If she remembered correctly, in another two years, it would be the end of the Martial Emperor's lifespan.

At this moment, Jiang Shu's saint soul was very strong, so it was hard to tell if it was fortune or misfortune.

"There was news in the palace two days ago that the emperor insisted on bestowing the title of imperial concubine on Jiang Shu," Xiao Rui said as he looked at the fragrant candles on the window ledge with a calm expression. His fingers unconsciously tapped on the black lacquer plum blossoms beside him, "But it was stopped by the combined admonition of the emperors who had given birth to the empress dowager."

"Let them know!" Jiang Wan was rather surprised. "Then what about His Majesty's reaction?"

"Naturally, the matter of the consort will be put to rest for the time being, but those few emperors have also been grounded." Xiao Rui squinted his eyes, "If one were to say who is the most popular in the palace, it would undoubtedly be Jiang Shu."

No one understood Jiang Shu's arrogant and unruly personality better than Jiang Wan.

As the saying goes, change is easy, but one's nature is hard to change.

She didn't think that Jiang Zhuzhe would know how to restrain himself once he entered the palace.

And in that palace, it was not uncommon for gangs to form factions and crush each other for mutual benefit.

And with Jiang Shu's personality, the Saint Family would definitely not stay low-key. That would undoubtedly mean she would offend even more imperial concubines and isolate herself from them.

It was still fine when the saint's chosen one was with him, but if he were to lose her … Pet. She would fall into a situation where she would never be able to recover from it.

The people who had lived in the palace for a long time already did not know what mercy was. They only knew that if you lost your power, you could come and step on her, even if it was just a small court lady or a maid.

In her previous life, she had seen too many things with Jiang You that she couldn't stand. Those who committed suicide were well aware that the palace was a place that ate people without blinking an eye.

"What is the emperor's intention in doing this?" Jiang Wan asked in doubt.

"Sacred Will is hard to guess." Xiao Rui shook her head. "Now it really depends on how lucky she is. After the Emperor was lucky enough to get away with Jiang Zhu. Imperial Concubine Cui was furious and found all the people who were waiting for him at the Huaxue Palace and the Ru Yi Pavilion. After her staff was reprimanded, she went to the Raccoon Department …"

Ru Yi Xuan?!

The ruined palace in that imperial garden?

How could the emperor be in the ruined palace? Pet. Lucky Jiang Shu?

Thinking again, Jiang Wan understood.

Ru Yi Xuan who had become a ruined hall in her previous life hadn't been abandoned yet. She recalled that the abandoned Ru Yi Xuan seemed to be in the hands of the Martial Emperor.

At that time, they had heard from the palace that Emperor Jianwu had doted on his most beloved Imperial Concubine Sheng in the Wishing Pavilion. Then, for some reason, the overweeningly arrogant Imperial Concubine Sheng suddenly lit a fire and set himself on fire in the Wishing Pavilion, turning the Ruyi Pavilion into a pile of scorched earth and turning it into a ruined hall.